Perceived Age Reversal and Improved Attractiveness after Aging Face Surgery Recently I was the senior author on a peer-reviewed publication that received a lot of attention in the international media. We had articles in or interviews with The New York Times, The Today Show and The Huffington Post. We think...
The Operating Room Black Box and You
For some patients desiring elective facial rejuvenation surgery, one of the biggest worries about going ahead is the fear of anaesthesia. Fortunately, many of our cases can be performed under local anaesthesia with sedation, and the technologies today for general anaesthesia are extremely safe and reliable. For example, you may...
“Time-out”… in the Operating Room
Everyone who follows sports teams knows about the “time-outs.” Sometimes a team calls one at an important juncture in the game to strategize, or recover from a poor stretch of play. Or, sometimes it can just be for commercials! At The Cumberland Clinic where I perform surgery, we also have...
Why Patients Select Their Hospitals and Clinics
McKinsey and Company, the international consulting firm, has done a research study on how patients select the hospitals they want to go to. There were some interesting findings. You might think that the hospital’s clinical reputation, proximity to the patient and their doctor’s advice would be most important. However, the...
Choosing a Plastic Surgeon, Part III – Some Red Flags
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR – THE CONSULTATION I hope that my last two blog posts on choosing a plastic surgeon have been helpful to you. In my last entry I discussed how selecting a...
Choosing a Plastic Surgeon, Part II – Checking Credentials
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) CHECKING CREDENTIALS In my last blog post on choosing a plastic surgeon, I explained how you might gather a short list of doctor names referred by friends and your other doctors, and then research...
How Do I Choose a Plastic Surgeon?
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog.) So you’ve made the decision to have cosmetic surgery… Now you have to find a doctor—not just any doctor, but an experienced doctor who specializes in the kind of surgery you’re going to have....
Face the Future™ Follow Up
While the mission to Rwanda took place in February, we just received the final edit of the video that documented the Face the Future™ Foundation’s work. “There was mutual agreement from our Rwandan colleagues, the Ministry of Health and our team that the mission was an outstanding success. Plans are...
Toronto Facial Cosmetic Surgeon, International Scholar
A study by Toronto Facial Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Peter A. Adamson and colleagues has been attracting quite a bit of attention from the international media. Reports have appeared in Australian, British and American newspapers and blogs. And most recently, Dr. Adamson gave an interview on HuffPost Live to discuss the...
Too young for rhinoplasty? Why Adolescence is the Right Time
Many young girls, and boys, begin to dislike their new adult nose as they begin to grow in their early teens. This is a time of rapid change physically, emotionally and socially. Any facial feature which is perceived as unattractive, either because it is too large, has a bump, is...